The Ranger — who wrote it?

no ISWC✓ No disputed shares

The Ranger was written by Terrell Ruffin, Ricky Darnell Smith, Johnny Guitar Watson, Dajuan L Walker. US mechanical royalties are collected by Songs of Universal, INC. (25%).

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

1 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

25%

partial

Unclaimed

75%

may be uncollected

⚠ 75% of this song is unclaimed at The MLC

Mechanical royalties on 51 recordings may be going uncollected. We find who’s missing and help recover it.

Who collects the mechanical royalties

US mechanical shares as registered at The MLC · each writer’s chain: writer → publisher → administrator.

Songs of Universal, INC. 25%Songs of Universal, INC. · 25%

Unregistered · 75%

Songs of Universal, INC. 25% Unregistered 75%

- Songs of Universal, INC.
  Songs of Universal, INC.
  12.5%
- Songs of Universal, INC.
  Songs of Universal, INC.
  12.5%
Terrell RuffinUnclaimed
IPI 00773669785 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Ricky Darnell SmithUnclaimed
IPI 00085597622 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Johnny Guitar WatsonUnclaimed
IPI 00036282783 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Dajuan L WalkerUnclaimed
IPI 00194208759 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	25%
Songs of Universal, INC.	00353271280	Songs of Universal, INC.		12.5%
Songs of Universal, INC.	00353271280	Songs of Universal, INC.		12.5%
Terrell Ruffin	00773669785	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Ricky Darnell Smith	00085597622	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Johnny Guitar Watson	00036282783	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Dajuan L Walker	00194208759	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed

This song is leaving royalties on the table

Unclaimed shares or a missing ISWC mean mechanical royalties go uncollected. We help get it corrected at The MLC.